It still happens for me as well: xemacs just hangs when called from the ./configure script in batch mode if it can't find the comint.el file. On my system I do have the comint.elc file, and if I comment out the test for the former, the configure script runs fine.
----- Original Message ---- From: Paul D. Fernhout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, December 5, 2006 1:08:14 PM Subject: Re: [Help-smalltalk] GNU Smalltalk 2.3 released Paolo- Thanks for this release. Just checked it into a local svn repository for some "experiments". :-) [Cue "Young Frankenstein"-ian laughter; see previous posts for details related to using pinches of GST to add something sweet to a certain bitter hot beverage. :-)] Anyway, I tried to compile 2.3 as-is on a Debian system (mostly running testing). I am getting the same problem Brad Watson posted to the list about for 2.2, where he wrote: > I'm working on compiling and installing Smalltalk > 2.2a, however, I encountered a problem with the probe > for comint.el in the configure script: it halts > indefinately until I C-c out of it. You asked him to run two commands (on 09/25/2006 11:25 AM), just for reference I ran them and got: $ emacs -batch -q -no-site-file -l comint.el bash: emacs: command not found $ emacs -batch -q -no-site-file -l comint.elc bash: emacs: command not found This is probably around the spot in the configure code that hangs: ============ { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for comint.el" >&5 echo $ECHO_N "checking for comint.el... $ECHO_C" >&6; } if test "${ac_cv_emacs_comint+set}" = set; then echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6 else ac_cv_emacs_comint=no if test $EMACS != no; then $EMACS -batch -q -no-site-file -l comint.el 2>&1 | \ grep 'Cannot open load file' > /dev/null 2>&1 || ac_cv_emacs_comint=yes $EMACS -batch -q -no-site-file -l comint.elc 2>&1 | \ grep 'Cannot open load file' > /dev/null 2>&1 || ac_cv_emacs_comint=yes fi fi { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_emacs_comint" >&5 echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_emacs_comint" >&6; } =========== I commented out that part out after the first two lines and it proceeds; I don't know enough of that scripting to understand if my commenting out broke anything important needed later for the build. I typed "make" afterwards and it completed OK and then ran: $ ./gst GNU Smalltalk ready st> 2 + 3 ! 5 st> Anyway, this is not a major problem for me; just thought I'd report it as an issue, especially if anyone else encounters it. Might just be what happens when emacs is not available? Otherwise, congratulations on the milestone! --Paul Fernhout Paolo Bonzini wrote: > GNU Smalltalk 2.3 is now available from the GNU FTP server: > > ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/smalltalk/smalltalk-2.3.tar.gz _______________________________________________ help-smalltalk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-smalltalk ____________________________________________________________________________________ Have a burning question? Go to www.Answers.yahoo.com and get answers from real people who know. _______________________________________________ help-smalltalk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-smalltalk
